Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.

    the act of becoming more distant

  2. (countable, uncountable)A period of low temperatures that causes a reduction in species; ice age.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A period of reduced economic activity.

    Statisticians often define a recession as negative real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.

    Rezession

    спадspad, реце́ссияrecéssija

    спадspad, реце́сіяrecésija

  4. (countable, uncountable)The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.

    the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

  5. (countable, uncountable)The act of ceding something back.

    the act of ceding back

  6. (countable, uncountable)A procedure in which an extraocular muscle is detached from the globe of the eye and reattached posteriorly.

Examples

83 sentences
  1. The economy has entered a recession.

    ruЭкономика вошла в рецессию. — marafon

  2. The world economy is in recession now.

    deDie Weltwirtschaft ist jetzt in einer Rezession. — MUIRIEL

  3. Do you think people drink more in a recession?

  4. This increase in unemployment is a consequence of the recession.

    ruЭтот рост безработицы - результат рецессии. — corvard

    deDieser Anstieg der Arbeitslosigkeit ist eine Folge der Rezession. — Tamy

  5. Do you think that people drink more in a recession?

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
period of reduced economic activity:
Русский
By meaning 1
period of reduced economic activity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
period of reduced economic activity:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“

Borrowed from Latin recessiō, from recēdō (“recede, retreat”), from re- (“back”) + cēdō (“to go”). By surface analysis, recess + -ion.

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Forms

plural: recessions
Singularrecession
Pluralrecessions

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
withdrawalB2return procession
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

20 related words

See also

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